VENNLI, INC.
data science-powered Command & Control software for military operational scheduling and resource optimization
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- South Bend, IN
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $70K, Nov 2018
- Total capital
- $8.5M
- Federal grants
- $2.4M
- 3 awards · 2020–2021
- 1.5× sector median 2 awards
- Private capital raised
- $6.1M
- 4 Form D · last Nov 2018
- 96 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 4 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Vennli Operational Intelligence Platform (VOIP): Command & Control Optimization Project$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · AI-Lifted Airman's Voice & Quality of Life Resilience (A2VQ)$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$70K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$5.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$450K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$250K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Bart E. FrischknechtResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $1.5M in grants as PI
- Bryan E. RitchieDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christophe E. DessaigneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christopher E. ClapDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Daniel P. FarrellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gary GigotDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 17 people
- James E. ThompsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jay E. OtterbacherDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeffrey A. BernelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin T. KelaghanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin T. KeleghanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin E. O'ConnorExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Marty MuseDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Patti DoyleExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Pooya E. GhiaseddinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert E. DowdellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ting E. GooteeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 4- PendingSystem And Method For Mapping Product Choice FactorsUSPTOApplication 14850028
- PendingSystem And Method For Mapping Product Choice FactorsUSPTOApplication 14847920
- PendingSystem And Method For Mapping Product Choice FactorsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2015049332
Show all 4 patent records
- System And Method For Mapping Product Choice FactorsMar 10, 2016 · Application 14850028Pending
- System And Method For Mapping Product Choice FactorsMar 10, 2016 · Application 14847920Pending
- System And Method For Mapping Product Choice FactorsApplication PCTUS2015049332Pending
- System And Method For Mapping Product Choice FactorsApplication 62048620Pending
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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